Where does “angel” come from?

angel (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil — angel.

angel (Old Frisian): fishhook

Definitions

  1. fishhook

Ancestry of “angel”, step by step

angel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic angil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicangilangel
2Latinangelusangel; messenger
3Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
4Old Norseengillangel
5Old Saxonengilangel

via Proto-Germanic angulaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicangulazhook; prickle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énk-to bend; curve; bow; to bend; bow; curve

Words derived from “angel”

Every word from Old Saxon engil →Every word from Proto-West Germanic angil →Every word from Latin angelus →